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In conjunction with World Delirium Awareness Day on March 16, 2022, the International Federation of Delirium Societies launched two new delirium journals: Delirium and Delirium Communications.

Hannah Little, MHA, who currently serves as Associate Chief for Administration for the Division of Infectious Diseases Medicine and the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine, has been named the Associate Chair for Administration in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. [Read more]

Ana C.G. Felix, MBBCh, FAAN, an associate professor in the Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and the Department of Neurology, has been elected Vice-Chair of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) AB Baker Section for Neurological Education. Dr. Felix holds the Ray ’62 and Christine Hayworth Medical Alumni...

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare and progressive lung disease that primarily affects women and has no known cure. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Interstitial Lung Disease Center (ºÚÁÏÍø ILD Center) is pleased to announce that ºÚÁÏÍø has been chosen to be the first LAM and Rare Lung Disease...

March is Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Awareness Month, a public health initiative that seeks to aid understanding of a commonly occurring and potentially life-threatening medical condition among the general population. DVT is commonly referred to as a blood clot (thrombus) that forms in one or more veins located deep inside the...

The below clickable headlines link directly to local media outlets featuring David Wohl, MD. NC receiving too few doses of COVID ‘cure,’ local doctor says – Dr. David Wohl (WRAL) Has the omicron surge peaked in North Carolina? And where are we headed now? – Dr. David Wohl (CBS17) ‘We are in...

As schools and cities and counties begin to drop their mask mandates, some people are rushing to take the masks off, but others still want that protection. So how effective is your mask if you’re the only person wearing one? Dr. Emily Sickbert-Bennett, associate professor of infectious diseases and director of...

Joe Eron, MD, the Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed for a CBS-17 new report about a vaccine that specifically targets the omicron variant. Read more.

Abhi Kshirsagar, MD, MPH, the Covington Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, participated in the “Controversies in optimal anemia management: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Conference.” Controversies Conferences review the latest evidence, explore new and ongoing controversies, assess change implications for the...

Side effects are common with almost any medication. What’s less common are side effects that can complicate your recovery from the very condition you’re looking to treat. Case in point: medications that can cause weight gain. “Often, we think of side effects that cause more [physical] symptoms — dizziness, stomach...

Richard Boucher, MD, was interviewed for a Newsweek report about a new kind of face mask emerging in South Korea that spurs questions as to how useful it actually is to fight the spread of COVID-19. The mask, which has been seen on Twitter, covers just the nose and was...

Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, contributed to the Duke Research Blog “What are Healthcare Researchers Doing to Address Health Equity.” and Director of the ºÚÁÏÍø Center for Health Equity Research contribu She recognizes that while disparities are complex, “they are certainly not...